HOW TO ADOPT

GENERAL ADOPTION INFORMATION

If you wish to learn about the process and types of adoption, please access information from the Adoption Council of Ontario on How to Adopt.

Types of Adoption

PUBLIC ADOPTION

If you wish to pursue Public Adoption, all public adoptions are handled by regional children's aid societies (CAS). You will need to contact the CAS in your local community for further information about their process. CASs vary in the way that they intake and match families to children in need of adoption.

INTERNATIONAL ADOPTION

Locate a Ministry approved adoption practitioner in your area to complete your homestudy

Locate a list of International Adoption Agencies in Ontario to register with as a prospective adoptive parents

KINSHIP

Kinship care is provided for children who are in the care of a child welfare agency and are placed with a member of their extended family or community. The standard for assessing and preparing prospective kinship care families is the same as that for evaluating all foster or adoptive caregiver applicants. Families are thoroughly assessed using a process and tools called SAFE (Structured Analysis Family Evaluation) that assists in determining their capacity to meet a child’s needs for safety, well being and permanence.

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Adopt4Life

We support Adoptive families in Ontario

Adopt4life is a non-profit organization based in Toronto, Ontario providing support and guidance to adoptive families throughout their journey from the moment they are matched with their children through to adulthood. We help adoptive parents through the adoption process.